2018/08/13 by Alessandro Boccolini, Alessandro Fedrizzi, Daniele Faccio · 3 voices
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #cs.CV #physics.optics #q-bio.NC
paper · pdf · doi:10.1364/oe.27.009258
arxiv created 2018/08/13 · arxiv published 2018/08/13 · arxiv updated 2019/03/27
Computational ghost imaging relies on the decomposition of an image into patterns that are summed together with weights that measure the overlap of each pattern with the scene being imaged. These tasks rely on a computer. Here we demonstrate that the computational integration can be performed directly with the human eye. We use this human ghost imaging technique to evaluate the temporal response of the eye and establish the image persistence time to be around 20 ms followed by a further 20 ms exponential decay. These persistence times are in agreement with previous studies but can now potentially be extended to include a more precise characterisation of visual stimuli and provide a new experimental tool for the study of visual perception.